Got your top gear to hand?
Licensed to carry. A director contacted us with a common problem. His BMW had “been involved” in a minor road traffic accident to which the police were called (he drove into a traffic light). He was asked to produce all his vital documents at the scene but didn’t have them to hand. Will he be prosecuted?
Paper, paper, everywhere. There’s a lot of confusion surrounding this whole issue, i.e. whether you have to carry things like your MOT certificate, driver’s licence and insurance policy. In fact, there’s no legal requirement to carry them in the car or on your person. However, there is a duty to produce them - within seven days.
We’ll wait. If you don’t have them when stopped by a police officer, you’ll be issued with a chit called HORT/1. This lists the documents and when they must be produced by. Normally you can walk into any police station and do this - handy if you live in Cornwall and the accident was in Newcastle! A failure to comply with the HORT/1 could lead to a fine of £1,000 whether you have the documents or not.
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